STATEMENT ON UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE CLAIMS FROM BUILDING BACK TOGETHER EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR DANIELLE MELFI

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: September 2, 2021
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STATEMENT ON UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE CLAIMS FROM BUILDING BACK TOGETHER EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR DANIELLE MELFI

“Today’s unemployment insurance claims dropped to a new pandemic low, making it clear that President Biden’s economic plans are working. Thanks to President Biden’s leadership to get our economy back on track, families back on their feet, and America’s workers back on the job, claims have continued to trend downward throughout the summer, and have dropped more than 50% since the start of the year.

Our economic recovery has been unprecedented, and President Biden is just getting started. More than 4 million jobs have been created since the President took office, a faster pace than under any President in American history. The President’s Build BackBetter Agenda will put even more Americans to work in millions of new good-paying jobs to fix what’s broken in America’s infrastructure, take on the climate crisis, and rebuild our care economy. We urge Congress to act with urgency to deliver on the President’s agenda so that we can build our nation back better than ever for all Americans.”

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